6.4% ▼ -43.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ellen Grove · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Ellen Grove
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Ellen Grove than across the rest of the country. While the typical household has one or two cars, the area is well-connected with a high number of public transport stops and frequent departures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households rely on cars, with 42.9% having one vehicle and 34.9% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ellen Grove, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 8.8% of people doing so. Most residents drive to work, though 3.9% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.8% ▲ +130.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 15 public transport stops and 2 routes, both of which are more than most similar areas. With 1,285.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service frequency is far above the Queensland figure.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.18
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,285.6
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
22,478
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 22 minutes to drive to the city, which is much lower than most similar areas. The walk to the nearest transport stop takes around 11 minutes.
11
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
22
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Ellen Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30963/ellen-grove/topic/transport